too Late

【课文】

the plan was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.they were expecting a valuable perecl of diamonds from South Africa.

a few hours earlier,someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.when the plane arrived. some of the detectives were waiting inside the main buliding.

while others were waiting on the airfield. two men took the percel off the plane and carried it into the costoms house. while two detectives were keeping guard at the door. two others opend the parcel

to their surprise. the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

 

【new Word】

detective：侦探       main:主要的　　airfield：飞机起落的场地　　guard：警戒　　precious：珍贵的

airport：机场

expect：等待

valuable：贵重的

parcel：包裹

diamond：钻石

steal：偷

keep guard：守望，警戒，stand guard：站岗

look for ：寻找

look after：照顾

put out 灭火

woke up：叫醒

took down：取下

turn off：关闭

turn on：打开